Tutorial 6 - Asymmetric pile group under 3D loading

Step 3 – move the piles to their final positions

 

In Step 3, you move the piles to their final (asymmetric) positions.

  1. Select “Pile 2” in the Project Manager and then, in the Property Inspector, change its Y-Position to −1.5m and press Enter. The pile’s position on the Drawing Board will change automatically.

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  1. Repeat the previous instruction for Pile 4.

  2. Next, change the Y-Position of Piles 7 and 9 to +1.5m.

  3. Change the Y-Position of Piles 12 and 14 to +4.5m.

  4. Finally, change the X-Position of Pile 15 to +3.0m and its Y-Position to +7.5m.

  5. Then, select “Pile Group 1” in the Project Manager and, in the Property Inspector, change its Pile cap breadth in Y-direction to 10.2m and press Enter.

 

The Drawing Board will now look something like the image below (with the pile group selected):

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A copy of this step can be found at [Projects]\Tutorial 6\Step 3.rpx.

 

What next?

Step 4 - modify the loads